(Story Courtesy of the University of Dallas Sports Information Department)
IRVING, Texas -- The Boston Red Sox announced Monday that they hired Bianca Smith, 29, to be a minor league coach. Smith becomes the first Black woman to coach in professional baseball.
With the Red Sox, she will be based at the team's player development facility in Fort Myers, Florida, working primarily with position players.
Along the way to Smith's historic hiring, she was involved with the University of Dallas baseball team as an assistant coach in 2018. According to UD head coach Eric Grafton, Smith helped with practice support such as keeping charts and stats.
Smith most recently served as the assistant coach and hitting coordinator at Carroll University in Wisconsin since 2018.
Previously, Smith worked as director of baseball operations at Case Western Reserve University from 2013-17. She also had an internship with the Texas Rangers and Cincinnati Reds, in their baseball operations departments.
Bianca Smith will be joining the #RedSox organization this season, making her the first Black woman to coach in professional baseball history. pic.twitter.com/ZQsHd8iprD
— Red Sox (@RedSox) January 5, 2021
